The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-04-01

| out for a light his voice would not have been
heard in tho tumllt; but louder than the
clash Of the spears. and the wailh : Of
Womanhooi, aud the neighing of the c Iarg
ers, and the Believing Of the crIciiers
! there comes . voice crashing through, loud
clear, overwhelming, terrific. 1t is the groan
OF the diving Son OF God Look What
scenei Look, oh world at what Won have
donei l lift the covering from that NAL
Treated Christ to let You count the wounds
and estimate tho cost Oh. when the nails
went through Christs right hand AMI
Christ's left hand-that brought both your
hands with all their power 10 work, aud
lift and write. When the nail went
through Christs right foot aud Christs
LETT foot-that bought your feet, with all
tnsir power to walk, or run, or climb
When the thorn went into Christ's temple
that bought your brain with all its power to
think aud plan When the spear cleft
Christs side-that bought your heart with
al It's power to love, and repent, aud pray
Oh, sinner. come back
II a man is in no pain. if he is propered, if
ne Is well, and he asks you to come, you take
your time and you say: ~ can't come now
III come after awhile. There is no has e 81
But if he is in want and trouble You say: i
must 90 right away ! must go now To-
day Jesus stretches out before you two
wounded hands. and He begs you to come
10 AMI you live stay away and YOU die
Oh, that to Him who bought US, we might
giveall our time. ami all our prayers. and all
our successes 1 would We could think
OF nothing else that we could do nlthiDg
so loving, He is so sympathizing, He is so
good, wish we could put our arms around
dis neck and say: Thine, Lord, will BE-
forever Oh, that to-day you would begin
TO love HIM Would that l could take TINS
audience and wreathe it around the heartof
my L-rd Jesus Christ
When, in 1865, the Atlantic cable was lost,
90 you remember that the Great Eastern aud
the Midway and the Albany went out to find
ltf Thirty times they sank the grapple two
and half miyss deep in the water. After
awhile they found the cable and brought it
70 the surface. Nosooner had it been brought
70 the surface than they lifted shout of ex-
ultation, but the cable slipped back again into
We water and was lost Then for two
yeeEs more they swept the sea with the
graphing hooks, and at last they found the
cable and they brought it up in silence.
They fastened it thi, time. Then with great
excitement they took one end of the cable to
the electricians room to see il there
we're really any life in it. aud when
they saw a spark and knew that a
message could be sent then every
ha: was lifted. and the rockets few. aud
s1e guns sounded until all the vessels on tne
knew the work was done, and the
CoutlEentS were llaneu t1-ttHvl- WI, my
friends, Sabbath after Sabbath, we have
come searching down for your soul We
have swept the sea with the graphing
hook OF Christ's gospel Again and again
We have thought you were at the surface, and
began TO rejoice over your redemption; but
1t the moment OF our gladness you sank back
again into the word and back again into
;in. To-day We come with this Gospel search
ng for your soul We apply the cross OF
Christ first TO see whether there is any life
eft in you, while all around the people staid,
ooiling to see whether the work will be done,
md the angels of God bend down and witness.
md oh il now we could see only one spark OF
owe, and hope, and faith, We would send up
shout that would be- heard on the battle
nents of heaven, and two worlds would Keep |
jubilee because communication Is open be-
ween Christ and the soul, and your nature /
hat has been sunken in the dseD sea Of sin !
las been lifted into the light and the JOY o:
he Gospel